Most of us spend hours each day sitting in our office chairs, either working or playing in front of a computer. We've discussed how important it is to spend your money where you spend your time, so we asked you which office chairs were the best of breed, both for price and for health-saving, comfort-packing features. You responded, we took at look at the five best office chairs, and put them to an all out vote. Now we're back to highlight the winner.

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The iconic Herman Miller Aeron chair took the top spot and brought home close to 42% of the overall vote. Its high retail price didn't deter many of you from praising its incredible comfort and customization options, and since it's been in circulation for so long, many of you also noted that Aeron chairs are out there are rock bottom prices from discount office supply stores, closing offices, or from people looking to sell their used ones.

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Hot on the Aeron's heels in second place is the affordable-but-comfy IKEA Markus, which brought in close to 28% of the votes cast. In third place was Herman Miller's next generation ergonomic office chair, the Herman Miller Embody, with close to 14% of the vote. In fourth with close to 10% was the Steelcase Leap, and bringing up the rear in fifth was the Raynor Ergohuman with just under 7% of the vote.

The Hive Five is based on reader nominations. As with most Hive Five posts, if your favorite was left out, it's not because we hate it—it's because it didn't get the nominations required in the call for contenders post to make the top five. We understand it's a bit of a popularity contest, but if you have a favorite, we want to hear about it. Have a suggestion for the Hive Five? Send us an email at tips+hivefive@lifehacker.com!